Author: Nils Adler
Published on: 25/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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Maria Panessa manages the front desk of an upscale hotel in Rome. The Bettoja Hotel Atlantico saw a surge in booking requests, including for their luxury penthouse suites. It is a stone’s throw from Roma Termini, the city’s bustling central train station. A funeral mass will be held at St Peter’s Square on Saturday. It will be a procession led by a priest carrying a cross, followed by the coffin and clergy. Pope Francis requested to be buried in the ground without particular decoration. Julia Saletti, an animated 28-year-old receptionist at Basilica Hotel, said Pope Francis had managed to draw global attention to contemporary issues such as climate change, inequality, and migration. Saletti said her hotel is fully booked for weeks to come, with calls coming in every 10 minutes and guests arriving from all over the world, in particular from Argentina. Crowds have filled St Peter’s Square in the Vatican since the pope’s death was announced on Monday. Many visitors have viewed Pope Francis’s body, while others appear content to take a selfie. In St Peter’s Square, Al Jazeera spoke to people from many countries. Francisco Horfa, 33, from the Southeast Asian nation of East Timor, was in Rome to be ordained as a deacon on May 7. He said the pope had visited his home country in September and had left a “great impression” on its people. About half of the nation’s 1.3 million population was reported to have attended his mass. During the Jubilee year, the Holy Doors at Rome’s four major papal basilicas are opened. Pilgrims from around the world travel to Rome to seek spiritual renewal. Ernest Damasco, a 55-year-old pilgrim from the Philippines, said he had come to Rome “with the hope of seeing the pope wave” Pope Francis was particularly dedicated to homeless people. In 2015, Pope Francis ordered showers, toilets, and a barber service to be installed. It is a sentiment that Hassan Sagna, a 17-year-old from Senegal, appreciates. Tahan says people shouldn’t focus on witnessing the pope’s coffin. “It should be a time for introspection,” he says.
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